Platts 3rd Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and Biofuels Conference Moving to IndustrialScale Production Ch

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Platts 3rd Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and
Biofuels Conference Moving to Industrial-Scale
ProductionChicago, IllinoisOctober 9,
2008William F. Hagy IIIDeputy Administrator,
Business ProgramsUSDA Rural Development
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• Overview
• Implementation of 2008 Farm Bill/Public Meeting
• Farm Bill Title IX Programs
• Biomass Crop Assistance Program
• Biorefinery Assistance Program
• Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
• Rural Energy for America Program

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• Farm Bill
• Energy Title, Section 9011
• Biomass Crop Assistance Program
• Payments to producers of renewable biomass crops
• Establishment, Production, Collection, Harvest,
  Storing and Transportation
• Funding Commodity Credit Corporation funds
  available in each of FY 08 12
• Rule Making

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• Farm Bill
• Energy Title, Section 9003,
• Biorefineries Assistance
• Provides grants for demonstration scale and loan
  guarantees for commercial scale Biorefineries
  that produce Advanced Biofuel
• Guaranteed Loan Limitations
• Up to 250 Million for Biorefineries
• Grant Limitations
• Pilot/Demonstration Scale Up to 50 of
  project costs
• Mandatory Funding
• FY 2009 - 75 Million
• FY 2010 - 245 Million available until
  expended

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Farm Bill Energy Title, Section 9005, Bioenergy
Program for Advanced Biofuels

• Payments to eligible producers to support and
  ensure expanded production of Advanced Biofuels
• Existing production vs. new production

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• Farm Bill
• Section 9005 (Continuation)
• Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
• Mandatory Funding
• A). 55,000,000 FY 2009
• B). 55,000,000 FY 2010
• C). 85,000,000 FY 2011
• D). 105,000,000 FY 2012
• Discretionary Funding 25,000,000 each
• FY 2009-2012

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• Farm Bill - Energy Title
• Formerly Section 9006 Renewable Energy Systems
  and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
  Section 9007, Rural Energy for America Program.
• Establishes a grant and loan guarantee program
  to
• assist agriculture producers and rural small
  businesses
• in purchasing renewable energy systems and
  making
• energy efficiency improvements.
• Establishes a Grant Program for energy audits,
• technical assistance and feasibility studies.

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• Farm Bill
• Energy Title
• Rural Energy for America Program
• Loan Guarantee Limits
• 25 Million Cap
• Cap Federal share at 75 of project costs
• Mandatory Funding
• FY 09 - 55 Million
• FY 10 - 60 Million
• FY 11 - 70 Million
• FY 12 - 70 Million
• - Discretionary Funding 25 Million each
  fiscal year for FY 09 - 12

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Section 9006 Funding Activity
FY 2003 thru 2007 Renewable
Energy/Energy Efficiency
Technology No.
Amount Leveraged Biomass 218
49,219,744 282,508,476 Wind
193 35,800,088 505,221,691 Solar 49
1,862,651
4,519,509 Geothermal 24
1,230,996 3,232,743 Hybrid
13 2,514,643
185,649,921 Subtotal 497
90,628,122
981,132,340 Energy Efficiency 762
16,493,734
42,969,435 Subtotal 1,259
107,121,856 1,024,101,775 Guaranteed
Loans 153 91,529,855
181,321,296 Grand Total 1,412
198,651,711
1,205,423,071
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Program Delivery

• National Office
• State Office
• Area / Local Offices

Committed to the future of rural communities
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How to Learn More About Business Programs
State Office, or www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/bpd
ir.htm
Committed to the future of rural communities
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Any Questions?